Affidavit Form Of Compliance With The Policies On Athletic Recruiting & Non-Traditional Student Participation printable pdf download

GA4

Florida High School Athletic Association

Revised 06/15

Affidavit of Compliance with the Policies on

Athletic Recruiting & Non-Traditional Student Participation

For:

Any student who changes attendance to a member school at any time, regardless of whether the change occurs during the school year or during the

summer period between school years, including youth exchange, international and immigrant students, or is a “Non-Traditional” student (i.e. home

education, certain charter and special school, certain private school, etc.) participating for your school. This form is not required for students entering

from a terminating grade school (i.e. 5th grade to 6th, 8th grade to 9th grade).

Action:

Must be read and signed in the presence of a notary public by the student and his/her parent(s)/legal guardian(s) appointed by a court of competent

jurisdiction. This form only needs to be done once for each change of schools or change in participation as a “Non-Traditional” student at a

member school.

Due date:

Must be received by the school on or before the first day of practice as established on the FHSAA Calendar for the first sport in which the student

wishes to participate, as posted on the FHSAA Website.

Required by:

FHSAA Policies.

Purpose:

To heighten the awareness of and compliance with rules prohibiting athletic recruiting on the part of student-athletes, their parents/legal guardians, and

member schools, as well as participation with a member school as a “Non-Traditional” student.

Verification:

Page 3 will be checked for completeness. Submission of this form DOES NOT grant eligibility.

TO: STUDENT-ATHLETE

This school that you have chosen to attend, or participate for as a “Non-Traditional” student, is a member of the Florida High School Athletic Association

(FHSAA). The FHSAA has rules that prohibit a member school from making any effort to encourage or entice a student to attend there for athletic

purposes. This is called athletic recruiting, and it is not permitted on the high school level. The Florida Legislature, in fact, has directed the FHSAA to

“adopt bylaws that specifically prohibit the recruiting of students for athletic purposes.” Florida law also regulates the participation in interscholastic

athletics by “Non-Traditional” students.

What follows is an explanation of athletic recruiting rules, as well as regulations related to participation by “Non-Traditional” students, and the penalties

for violating them. You and your parent(s) or legal guardian(s) must read this document and declare that you were not recruited to attend the school for

athletic purposes and that you are aware of the regulations regarding participation as a “Non-Traditional” student by signing the attached “Affidavit of

Compliance” in the presence of a notary public. The signed affidavit must be submitted to the member school prior to a date not earlier than the first

day of practice of the first sport in which the student wishes to participate, as posted on the FHSAA Website.

Please read this information carefully. Sign the affidavit truthfully and honestly. Do not sign the affidavit if you have any questions about these rules

or believe that a violation of these rules may have occurred. Instead, have your school’s athletic director contact the FHSAA Office by phone at

352.372.9551 ext. 340 or by e-mail at . Violations of these rules and regulations can and do result in severe penalties for the

school and the student-athlete. Making an inaccurate statement by signing the affidavit when you know you should not will only make these penalties

worse for all involved if violations are later determined to have occurred.

What is athletic recruiting?

Athletic recruiting is any attempt by any employee or athletic department staff member of an FHSAA member school, a representative of the school’s

athletic interests or a third party to pressure, urge or entice a student who does not attend that school to change his/her attendance there for the purpose

of athletic participation. This occurs when the school employee, athletic department staff member or representative of the school’s athletic interests

makes improper contact with the student or a member of his/her family in an effort to pressure or urge the student to go to that school OR promises,

offers or gives the student an impermissible benefit in an effort to entice the student to go to that school.

Who is “a representative of the school’s athletic interests?”

Any person, business or organization that participates in, assists with, and/or promotes a school’s athletic program is considered to be a representative

of the school’s athletic interests. This includes, but is not limited to:

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A student-athlete or other student participant in the athletic program at that school;

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The parents, guardians or other family members of a student-athlete or other student participant in the athletic program at that school;

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Immediate relatives of a coach or other members of the athletic department staff at that school;

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A volunteer with that school’s athletic program;

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A member of an athletic booster organization of that school;

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A person, business or organization that makes financial or in-kind contributions to the athletic department or that is otherwise involved in pro-

moting the school’s interscholastic athletic program.

What is improper contact with a student who does not attend a school?

Any contact or communication of any kind with a student who does not attend a particular school, or a member of the student’s family, in attempt to

pressure, urge or entice the student to change attendance to a different school for athletic reasons is improper. The improper contact can either be in

person, through written or electronic means such as letters, flyers, e-mails, text messages, social media or through a third party. Did someone talk you

into changing to this school to play athletics? Did someone urge you to change to this school to play athletics? If so, you may have been athletically

recruited.

What is an impermissible benefit?

An impermissible benefit is any benefit that is promised, offered or given to a student or a member of his/her family but is not offered or generally

made available to all students who apply to or attend the school. Did someone promise, offer or give you anything more than what any other student

who attends this school is generally promised, offered or given that caused you to decide to change to this school? If so, it probably is an impermissible

benefit.

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Affidavit Form Of Compliance With The Policies On Athletic Recruiting & Non-Traditional Student Participation

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